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Fun Bird, E of San Diego CA (1 Viewer)
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Jeff Hopkins
Just another...observer
That was my guess, too.
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I will follow up with this, but I think I have a color aberration
taking place. Being red/green colorblind, I see a blue bird.
I hypothesize that I maybe seeing more of a blue color extreme
then normal sighted people see. Thanks for your help. I have
never seen blue on a pewee, this is a "normal" one to me.
taking place. Being red/green colorblind, I see a blue bird.
I hypothesize that I maybe seeing more of a blue color extreme
then normal sighted people see. Thanks for your help. I have
never seen blue on a pewee, this is a "normal" one to me.
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nartreb
Speak softly and carry a long lens
The photo at the top of this thread has a blue cast in its shadows. It's the sort of thing a photo editor might or might not try to correct. It's subtle and shows the natural effects of lighting as much as it shows the effects of the camera equipment. Most people probably wouldn't notice, unless you put your two photos side by side. I think your colorblindness is, in effect, amplifying the blue for you.
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Exactly what I was thinking. Greens/reds (brown) is not vibrant for me, thus
the color that I do see (blue and yellow are normal) is amplified. What I have also learned is that the Western Wood-Pewee has feathers that change color based on light conditions. On the same day/location I caught this one that looks black to me (unlike either bird in this thread). Actually I was hoping for an unusual bird (close the Mexican border) but did get a very interesting observation on my view of the world. Thanks to all, fun hobby.
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It just requires more work before I can count a bird. I cannot ID birds in the field unless there are obvious patterns or blue/yellow involved. Very very often I miss what other people see as obvious like a cardinal in the shade in a green tree. The reason colorblindness is still in the gene pool is pattern recognition. I was able to see a bull elk on the other side of a meadow while an experienced hunter could not.
Interesting. To my “normal” eyes, the colors look fine though a touch on the cold side, perhaps.
